Trump blames mass shootings on mentally ill, calls for more mental institutions
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he supports meaningful background checks for gun buyers, but he said that those responsible for recent mass shootings were mentally ill and the United States should build more mental institutions.
NASA picks Alabama site as HQ for human moon lander program: sources
The head of NASA is set to announce plans on Friday to name the U.S. space agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama as headquarters for its human lunar lander program, signaling progress in its drive to put astronauts back on the moon by 2024, …
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ hit with $395,000 fine over emergency tones in skit
Simulated wireless alert tones used in a “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” skit making fun of a presidential alert test have cost Walt Disney Co’s ABC $395,000 in civil fines with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
‘Hollywood Ripper’ found guilty of murdering 2 women, including Ashton Kutcher’s date
A jury found a man nicknamed the “Hollywood Ripper” guilty on Thursday of knifing to death two women, including actor Ashton Kutcher’s date, and attempting to murder a third victim during a seven-year span.
Students caught in visa sting at fake university may sue U.S., court rules
A federal appeals court said foreign-born students may sue the U.S. government over claims it wrongfully canceled their visas, following a sting where it set up a fake university to entrap corrupt visa brokers.
Democratic presidential hopeful O’Rourke back on campaign trail; Hickenlooper drops out
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said on Thursday he was resuming his campaign with a new sense of focus after a mass shooting in his Texas hometown, while rival John Hickenlooper ended his bid to take on President Donald Trump.
U.S. federal death row inmate challenges January execution
Lawyers for one of five federal prisoners scheduled by President Donald Trump’s administration for execution have launched a two-pronged legal effort to prevent the government from carrying out the lethal injection slated for January.
FCC fines ABC $395,000 over ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ emergency alert tones
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said Walt Disney Co’s ABC unit has agreed to pay a $395,000 civil penalty after an October 2018 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” used a simulated wireless alert tone.
Factbox: Two Republicans, 23 Democrats vie for presidential nomination
The largest Democratic field in the modern U.S. political era is competing for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination, although another Democrat dropped out of the race on Thursday.
Students ensnared in visa sting at fake N.J. university may sue U.S.: appeals court
A federal appeals court said foreign-born students may sue the U.S. government over claims it wrongfully canceled their visas, following a sting where it set up a fake university to entrap corrupt visa brokers.
